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'''Abbeyside''' ({{Irish place name|Dún na Mainistreach|fort of the monastery}}) is an area in [[County Waterford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Placenames Database of Ireland|url=http://www.logainm.ie/49657.aspx|publisher=Dublin City University|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref> It lies on the east bank of the [[Colligan River]].
'''Abbeyside''' ({{Irish place name|Dún na Mainistreach|fort of the monastery}}) is a [[townland]] in [[Dungarvan]] in [[County Waterford]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland|url=https://www.logainm.ie/49657.aspx|website=logainm.ie|title=Dún na Mainistreach / Abbeyside|access-date=10 April 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924222045/https://www.logainm.ie/ga/49657|url-status=live}}</ref> It lies on the east bank of the [[Colligan River]].


==History==
==History==
MacGrath's Castle was a notable landmark in Abbeyside, overlooking [[Dungarvan|Dungarvan Harbour]], until it collapsed in January 1916. It was situated at Friar's Walk in Abbeyside, near the [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] abbey. It was a typical [[Tower house|tower-house]] of six floors, two of them supported by stone vaults. The MacGrath family is said to have built it, and it is called MacCragh's Castle in the Civil Survey of 1654. By the mid-18th century the castle was still in a good state of preservation and retained its roof. Following the collapse, fragments of the walls remained up until the early 1960s, but these were removed and now there are no remains visible above ground.<ref>{{cite web | title=MacGraths Castle | work=Waterford County Museum (by Willie Fraher, 26 July 2001) | url=http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/43/ | accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>
MacGrath's Castle was a notable landmark in Abbeyside, overlooking [[Dungarvan|Dungarvan Harbour]], until it collapsed in January 1916. It was situated at Friar's Walk in Abbeyside, near the [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] abbey. It was a six-storey [[tower house]], reputedly built by the MacGrath family, and labelled MacCragh's Castle in the Civil Survey of 1654. While, as of the mid-18th century, it was still in a "good state of preservation", by the mid-20th century only fragments of the walls remained. These were subsequently removed, and no remnants of the castle remain visible above ground.<ref>{{cite web | title=MacGraths Castle | work=Waterford County Museum (by Willie Fraher, 26 July 2001) | url=http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/43/ | access-date=2008-07-14 | archive-date=20 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184006/http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/43/ | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Sport==
==Sport==
The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] club is [[Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA]]. The club plays both [[hurling]] and [[gaelic football]] and competes in both senior codes in the county.
The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] club is [[Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA]]. The club plays both [[hurling]] and [[gaelic football]] and competes in both senior codes in the county.


The village also has a local [[soccer]] team, Abbeyside AFC which in recent years has gone into decline after a period of success from 1987 to 2003.{{or-inline|date=November 2017}} Currently{{when|date=November 2017}} the club based in a large urban area have no schoolboy football team.{{fact|date=November 2017}} This marks a break of tradition stretching back 35 years.{{fact|date=November 2017}}
The village also has a local [[soccer]] team, Abbeyside AFC, the team plays in the Waterford District league Division 1B, the club's most successful moment came in 2011 winning the 1B division. The club also have a u14 team youths and a division 3 team.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


Stage 2 of the [[1998 Tour de France]] passed through Abbeyside.
Stage 2 of the [[1998 Tour de France]] passed through Abbeyside.


==Notable People==
==Notable people==
*[[Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton]] (October 6, 1903 – June 25, 1995), noted [[Physicist]] and [[Nobel Laureate]] was born in Abbeyside.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1951/walton-bio.html Ernest T.S. Walton - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Walton was famous for his work with [[John Cockcroft]] on the splitting of the atom. The "Walton Causeway Park" in Abbeyside was dedicated in his honour. Walton himself attended the ceremony in 1989. After his death, a plaque was placed on the site of his birthplace in Abbeyside.
*[[Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton]] (6 October 1903 – 25 June 1995), [[physicist]] and [[Nobel Laureate]] was born in Abbeyside.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1951/walton-bio.html | website = nobelprize.org | title = Ernest T.S. Walton - Biography | access-date = 10 April 2021 | archive-date = 11 October 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011131949/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1951/walton-bio.html | url-status = live }}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=Source expressly states that subject is from Dungarvan. Where is Abbeyside mentioned?|date=April 2021}} Walton is known for his work with [[John Cockcroft]] on the splitting of the atom. The "Walton Causeway Park" in Abbeyside was dedicated in his honour. Walton himself attended the ceremony in 1989. After his death, a plaque was placed on the site of his birthplace in Abbeyside.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
*[[Louis Claude Purser]] (28 September 1854 - 20 March 1932), a noted [[Classics|classical scholar]] was born here.
*[[Louis Claude Purser]] (28 September 1854 – 20 March 1932), [[Classics|classical scholar]], was born here.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
*[[Sarah Purser]] (22 March 1848 - 1943), a celebrated portrait painter was raised in Abbeyside.
*[[Sarah Purser]] (22 March 1848 - 1943), portrait painter, was raised in Abbeyside.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


==References==
==References==
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Abbeyside
Dún na Mainistreach
Townland
Abbeyside Church from Abbeyside Cove
Abbeyside Church from Abbeyside Cove
Abbeyside is located in Ireland
Abbeyside
Abbeyside
Abbeyside shown within Ireland
Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 7°37′00″W / 52.1°N 7.61666°W / 52.1; -7.61666
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Waterford
BaronyDecies-without-Drum
Civil parishDungarvan
Area
 • Total
71.62 ha (177 acres)

Abbeyside (Irish: Dún na Mainistreach, meaning 'fort of the monastery') is a townland in Dungarvan in County Waterford, Ireland.[1] It lies on the east bank of the Colligan River.

History

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MacGrath's Castle was a notable landmark in Abbeyside, overlooking Dungarvan Harbour, until it collapsed in January 1916. It was situated at Friar's Walk in Abbeyside, near the Augustinian abbey. It was a six-storey tower house, reputedly built by the MacGrath family, and labelled MacCragh's Castle in the Civil Survey of 1654. While, as of the mid-18th century, it was still in a "good state of preservation", by the mid-20th century only fragments of the walls remained. These were subsequently removed, and no remnants of the castle remain visible above ground.[2]

Sport

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The local GAA club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in the county.

The village also has a local soccer team, Abbeyside AFC, the team plays in the Waterford District league Division 1B, the club's most successful moment came in 2011 winning the 1B division. The club also have a u14 team youths and a division 3 team.[citation needed]

Stage 2 of the 1998 Tour de France passed through Abbeyside.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Dún na Mainistreach / Abbeyside". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "MacGraths Castle". Waterford County Museum (by Willie Fraher, 26 July 2001). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Ernest T.S. Walton - Biography". nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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